Bills 2019

The Right-to-Know Law changes as new bills pass into law. Almost every year there are proposed bills to amend the Right-to-Know Law. For 2019, Right to Know NH proposed 3 bills to strengthen the ability of citizens of New Hampshire to access their government. These 3 RTKNH bills have been introduced in the House or Senate.

SB 313: Establishing the office of right-to-know ombudsman
STATUS: Senate: Laid on the Table.

HB 396: Relative to delay or denial of records under the RTK law
STATUS: House: Passed.  Senate: Passed.  Signed into Law by Governor.

HB 286:  Relative to free inspection of records under the RTK law
STATUS: House: Passed.  Senate: Passed. Signed into Law by Governor.

There were also several other Right-to-Know bills.

HB 103: Establishing the office of right-to-know ombudsman
STATUS: House: Did not Pass.

HB 125: Allowing county officers to be chosen by secret ballot, and exempting secret ballots from the right-to-know law
STATUS: House: Did not Pass.

HB 153: police officer disciplinary records shall be public documents
STATUS: House: Passed.  Senate: Rereferred to Committee.

HB 154: prohibiting non-disclosure agreements in certain legal actions
STATUS: House: Passed.  Senate: Did not Pass.

HB 288: County Convention notices
STATUS: House: Did not Pass.

HB 329: permits a school board to review and adopt a data security plan at a non-public meeting
STATUS: House: Passed.  Senate: Passed.  Signed into Law by Governor.

HB 729: Establishing a citizen’s right-to-know appeals commission and a right-to-know law ombudsman
STATUS: House: Did not Pass.